GCC Countries | | | | |
Licence origin | Nationality | Licence requires translation (yes/no) | The foreign licence must be withdrawn (yes/no) | Replaceable categories |
Saudi Arabia | All exception countries | No | Yes, from all GCC nationalities only | All categories |
Kuwait | All exception countries | No | Yes, from all GCC nationalities only | All categories |
Bahrain | All exception countries | No | Yes, from all GCC nationalities only | All categories |
Oman | All exception countries | No | Yes, from all GCC nationalities only | All categories |
Qatar | All exception countries | No | Yes, from all GCC nationalities only | All categories |
European countries | | | | |
Licence origin | Nationality | Licence requires translation (yes/no) | The foreign licence must be withdrawn (yes/no) | Replaceable categories |
Lithuania | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Portugal | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | No | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Hungary | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Bulgaria | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Latvia | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Serbia | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Luxembourg | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle only |
Iceland | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Estonia | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Cyprus | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Slovakia | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle only |
Slovenia | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle only |
Malta | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle only |
Albania | Nationals only | No | Yes | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Romania | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Germany | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Italy | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Switzerland | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Poland | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Finland | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Spain | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Netherlands | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Greece | Nationals only | Yes / Embassy | Yes | Light vehicle only |
Sweden | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Belgium | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Ireland | Nationals only | No | No | All categories |
Turkey | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Denmark | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Austria | All countries | No | No | All categories |
France | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Britain | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Norway | All countries | No | No | All categories |
The Republic of Montenegro | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | No | Light vehicle only |
Ukraine | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | Yes | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Northern American countries | | | | |
Licence origin | Nationality | Licence requires translation (yes/no) | The foreign licence must be withdrawn (yes/no) | Replaceable categories |
United States of America | All countries | No | No | All categories |
Canada | Nationals only | No | No | Restricted driving licences with categories G1 and G2 cannot be exchanged |
East Asian countries/Oceania | | | | |
Licence origin | Nationality | Licence requires translation (yes/no) | The foreign licence must be withdrawn (yes/no) | Replaceable categories |
Japan | All countries | Yes/legalised | No | All categories |
South Korea | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | No | All categories |
Israel | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | No | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Azerbaijan | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | No | Light vehicle and motorcycle |
Uzbekistan | Nationals only | No | No | Light vehicle |
Hong Kong | All countries | Yes/legalised | No | All categories |
People's Republic of China | Nationals only | Yes/legalised | No | Light vehicle |
Australia | Nationals only | No | No | All categories |
New Zealand | Nationals only | No | No | All categories |
Singapore | Nationals only | No | No | Light vehicle and motorcycle after passing the knowledge test (signs test) |
African countries | | | | |
Licence origin | Nationality | Licence requires translation (yes/no) | The foreign licence must be withdrawn (yes/no) | Replaceable categories |
South Africa | All countries | No | No | All categories |